"7"" of the Month Club The 7"" of the Month Club is a series of twelve 7"" records released by punk band NOFX over the course of about one year. Each record was planned for release at the beginning of its specified month, but it quickly fell behind schedule, with records being released shortly after the specified month. The record expected for December was released in early February due to the holiday closing of record label Fat Wreck Chords, and the twelfth ""January"" record was released in early March. The records included several running games: for one, a 24-part joke"
"Dwynwen) is the Welsh day of love much like St. Valentine's Day. Celebrated on 26 December, in Wales Boxing Day or St. Stephen's Day is known as Gŵyl San Steffan. 1 January: The Welsh New Year's Eve and Day celebration involving the tradition of giving gifts or money Calennig to celebrate the new year. 2 February: Literally translates as ""Mary's Festival of the Candles"", and it is equivalent to Candlemas and Imbolc. In Paganism, the Welsh holiday name is just ""Gŵyl y Canhwyllau"", meaning ""The Festival of Candles"". 20–21 March: Spring Equinox, a time of festival and drinking, the middle"
"of Spring. 1 May: May Day, a time of festival and drinking, the first day of summer and the Welsh equivalent of Beltane. 20–21 June: Alban Hefin, a time of festival and drinking, (Summer Solstice) 24 June: Gwyl Ifan (St John's Day), a time of festival and drinking, otherwise known as Midsummer's day. Around 1 August: The first day of Autumn, a time of festival and drinking, the Welsh equivalent of Lughnasadh, or Lammas. 22–23 September: Autumn Equinox, a time of festival and drinking, the middle of Autumn. 31 October and 1 November: Winter's eve and the first day of"
"wood. In the ogham alphabet of early Ireland, the letter C was represented by hazel [OIr. coll]. According to Robert Graves, it also represented the ninth month on the Old Irish calendar, 6 August to 2 September. Initiate members of the Fianna had to defend themselves armed only with a hazel stick and a shield; yet in the Fenian legends the hazel without leaves was thought evil, dripping poisonous milk, and the home of vultures. Thought a fairy tree in both Ireland and Wales, wood from the hazel was sacred to poets and was thus a taboo fuel on any"
"Calan Gaeaf Calan Gaeaf is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November. The night before is ""Nos Galan Gaeaf"" or ""Noson Galan Gaeaf"", an ""Ysbrydnos"" when spirits are abroad. People avoid churchyards, stiles, and crossroads, since spirits are thought to gather there. Children and women would dance around a village fire and, during this process, everyone would write their names on rocks and place them in and around said fire. When the fire started to die out they would all run home- whereas if they stayed, 'Yr Hwch Ddu Gwta' (a bad omen"
"Imbolc Imbolc or Imbolg ( ), also called (Saint) Brigid's Day (, , ), is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring. Most commonly it is held on 1 and 2 February, or about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals—along with Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain—and corresponds to the Welsh "". For Christians, especially in Ireland, it is the feast day of Saint Brigid. Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature"
"(in editions surviving from the 12th and 13th centuries) make repeated references to periods of ""nine days"" (""nawfed dydd""), rather than the ""eight nights"" that make up the current word ""wythnos"". Many calendrical and time-keeping terms used in the medieval and modern Celtic languages were borrowed from Latin and reflect the influence of Roman culture and Christianity on the Insular Celts. The words borrowed include the month names ""Januarius"" (Old Irish ', Irish ""Eanáir"", Welsh '), ""Februarius"" (Old Irish ', Irish ""Feabhra"", Welsh '), ""Martius"" (Old Irish ', Welsh '), ""Aprilius"" (Old Irish ', Irish ""Aibreán"", Welsh '), ""Maius"" (Welsh"
"was truly for all souls. Throughout Ireland, bonfires are lit on the night of 31 October to celebrate Halloween or Samhain. Bonfires are also held on 30 April, particularly in Limerick to celebrate the festival of Bealtaine and on St. John's eve, 23 June, to celebrate Midsummer's eve, particularly in County Cork where it is also known as 'Bonna Night'. In Israel, on the eve of Lag BaOmer, bonfires are lit on to commemorate the Mishnaic sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai who according to tradition died on Lag BaOmer. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai is accredited with having composed the Kabalistic"
"Nisan Nisan (or Nissan; , ""Nisan"" ""Nîsān"") on the Assyrian calendar is the first month, and on the Hebrew calendar is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month (eighth, in leap year) of the civil year. The name of the month is of Assyrian-Babylonian origin; in the Torah it is called the month of the ""Aviv."" (e.g. Exodus 13:4 בְּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הָאָבִֽיב ""ḥōḏeš hā-’āḇîḇ"") Assyrians today refer to the month as the ""month of happiness."" It is a spring month of 30 days. Nisan usually falls in March–April on the Gregorian calendar. In the Book of Esther"
"the Laws of Hywel Dda, the three main holidays (""gwyliau"") of the medieval Welsh kingdoms were Christmas (""Nadolig""), Easter (""Pasg""), and Whitsuntide (""Sulgwyn""). Other important holidays were the feasts of St Patrick (""Gwyl Badric"") on 17 March; St. Quiricus (""Gwyl Giric"") on 16 June; the Beheading of John the Baptist (called in Welsh ""Gwyl Ieuan y Moch"" St. John of the Swine as it was the day the pigs were turned out into the woods to forage through the winter) on 29 August; St Michael (""Gwyl Fihangel"") on 29 September; and the Calends of Winter (""Calan Gaeaf"") on 1 November,"
"Calennig Calennig is a Welsh word meaning """"New Year celebration/gift"""", although it literally translates to ""the first day of the month"", deriving from the Latin word kalends. The English word ""Calendar"" also has its root in this word. The capital of Wales, Cardiff, holds Calennig celebrations at the Cardiff Civic Centre to welcome in the New Year, including free live music, fairground rides, a midnight fireworks display and an opportunity to ice-skate into the new year at Cardiff's Winter Wonderland. The tradition of giving gifts and money on New Year's Day is an ancient custom that survives even in modern-day"
"the last [one].) The following morning, all the stones containing villagers' names would be checked. If, however, a stone was missing, the person who wrote their name on the stone would die within one year. Calan Gaeaf Calan Gaeaf is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November. The night before is ""Nos Galan Gaeaf"" or ""Noson Galan Gaeaf"", an ""Ysbrydnos"" when spirits are abroad. People avoid churchyards, stiles, and crossroads, since spirits are thought to gather there. Children and women would dance around a village fire and, during this process, everyone would write"
"ancient Israel, the start of the ecclesiastical new year for the counting of months and festivals (i.e., Nisan) was determined by reference to Passover. Passover is on 15 Nisan, () which corresponds to the full moon of Nisan. As Passover is a spring festival, it should fall on a full moon day around, and normally just after, the vernal (northward) equinox. If the twelfth full moon after the previous Passover is too early compared to the equinox, a leap month is inserted near the end of the previous year before the new year is set to begin. According to normative"
"century. Since the later 20th century, Celtic neopagans and Wiccans have observed Samhain, or something based on it, as a religious holiday. Neopagans in the Southern Hemisphere often celebrate Samhain at the other end of the year (about 1 May). In Modern Irish as well as Scottish Gaelic the name is . Older forms of the word include the Scottish Gaelic spellings and . In Manx Gaelic the name is . These are also the names of November in each language, shortened from ""Mí na Samhna"" (Irish), ""Mì na Samhna"" (Scottish Gaelic) and ""Mee Houney"" (Manx), meaning ""month of Samhain""."
"Irish language refer to Celtic religion and mythology, and generally predate the arrival of Christianity. The words for May (""Bealtaine""), August (""Lúnasa"") and November (""Samhain""), are the names of Gaelic religious festivals. In addition, the names for September (""Meán Fómhair"") and October (""Deireadh Fómhair"") translate directly as ""middle of harvest"" and ""end of harvest"". Christianity has also left its mark on the Irish months: the name for December (""Nollaig"") derives from Latin ""natalicia"" (birthday), referring to the birth of Christ. Historical texts suggest that, during Ireland's Gaelic era, the day began and ended at sunset. Through contact with the Romans,"
"June by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar tad-dris, tal-ħġejjeġ, tal-Imnarja, u tal-Qalb ta' Ġesù' ('the month of reaping, bonfires, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and Sacred Heart'). July by the Maltese is known as 'tal-Karmnu' ('Our Lady of Mount Carmel'). August by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar tal-frott, ta' Santa Marija u ta' San Lawrenz' ('the month of fruit, Saint Mary and Saint Lawrence'). September by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar tal-Vitorja, tal-Bambina, u tal-Grazzja' ('the month of Victory, the Nativity of Our Lady, and Our Lady of Graces'). October by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar"
"as ""ái"" in Irish, and ""awen"" in Welsh. The Welsh ""cyfarwyddiaid"" were thus considered ""awnyddion"", able to deliver prophetic speech in a possessed state of ""awen"". This is not the only ritual practice that evolved around Welsh folklore, as other customs have originated from the tales themselves. Folk tales and legends have also survived through retellings by common people. Storytelling could and does occur in many different forms: ""gossip, games, dancing, and the reciting of riddles, tongue-twisters, nursery-rhymes, harp-stanzas, folk-songs and ballads."" Common occasions for telling folk narratives were the ""nosweithiau llawen"" (or ""merry evenings,"" similar to a céilidh), ""nosweithiau"
"the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar tal-bard' ('the coldest month') February by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar ta' San Pawl' ('Saint Paul’s month') March by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar ta' San Ġużepp, tal-Lunzjata u tar-roħs' ('Saint Joseph, the Annunciation and Sales' month') April is known by the Maltese as 'ix-xahar tan-nwhar u ta' San Girgor' ('the month of blossoms and Saint Gregory'). The following feasts are moveable, as they can occur either in March or in April. May by the Maltese is known as 'ix-xahar tal-ħsad, tal-Madonna ta' Pompej' ('the month of harvest, Our Lady of Pompeii')"
"the year than Northern Ireland and Scotland and has milder winter minima than England, but cooler winter maxima than Northern Ireland. Wales is wetter throughout the year than Northern Ireland and England, but has fewer rainy days than Northern Ireland; meaning that rainfall tends to be more intense. Wales is also drier than Scotland in every month apart from May, June and December, and there are fewer days with rain than in Scotland. Sunshine totals throughout the year are more than that of Scotland and Northern Ireland, but less than that of neighbouring England. May is the sunniest month, averaging"
"Gaelic calendar The Irish calendar is the Julian calendar as it was in use in Ireland, but also incorporating Irish cultural festivals and views of the division of the seasons, presumably inherited from earlier Celtic calendar traditions. For example, the pre-Christian Celtic year began on 1 November, although in common with the rest of the Western world, it now begins on 1 January. In English-language Julian calendars, the months are based on names from Classical mythology, such as the name ""February"" which derives from the Roman purification rite, Februa. In the Irish calendar, the names of the months in the"
"Faoilleach ' or ', anglicised as Fulteachs, futtick, furtock etc., is a Scottish Gaelic term which originally referred to a certain period in the agricultural calendar and which refers to the first month of the year, January, in modern Scottish Gaelic. Nowadays, the term has fallen out of English and Lowland Scots, but is still used in Gaelic for the month of January specifically. It would appear to be a very old term, as it seems to come from ' or ' meaning a wolf, a creature which has been extinct in Scotland for centuries. The Gael of old regarded"
"begging for candy). In Cornwall and Wales, the autumn ancestor festivals occur around Nov. 1. In Cornwall the festival is known as ""Kalan Gwav"", and in Wales as ""Calan Gaeaf."" The festivals bear some similarities to the better-known Gaelic festival of Samhain, from which modern Halloween is derived. During ""Samhain"", November 1 in Ireland and Scotland, the dead are thought to return to the world of the living, and offerings of food and light are left for them. On the festival day, ancient people would extinguish the hearth fires in their homes, participate in a community bonfire festival, and then"
"spotlight and in 2000 celebrations were held all over Wales to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Glyndŵr's revolt, including an historic reenactment at the Millennium National Eisteddfod of Wales, Llanelli 2000. Stamps were issued with his likeness in 1974 and 2008 and streets, parks, and public squares were named after him throughout Wales. Owain's personal standard — the quartered arms of Powys and Deheubarth rampant — began to be seen all over Wales, especially at rugby union matches against the English. A campaign exists to make 16 September, the date Owain raised his standard, a public holiday in Wales. An"
"were therefore owned by Satan. However, the Annwn of medieval Welsh tradition is an otherworldly paradise and not a hell or abode of dead souls. In Wales, they were associated with migrating geese, supposedly because their honking in the night is reminiscent of barking dogs. They are supposed to hunt on specific nights (the eves of St. John, St. Martin, Saint Michael the Archangel, All Saints, Christmas, New Year, Saint Agnes, Saint David, and Good Friday), or just in the autumn and winter. Some say Arawn only hunts from Christmas to Twelfth Night. The Cŵn Annwn also came to be"
"of spring, during which great feasts were held. It is attested in some of the earliest Old Irish literature, from the 10th century onward. It was one of four Gaelic seasonal festivals: Samhain (~1 November), Imbolc (~1 February), Beltane (~1 May) and Lughnasadh (~1 August). From the 18th century to the mid 20th century, many accounts of Imbolc or St Brigid's Day were recorded by folklorists and other writers. They tell us how it was celebrated then, and shed light on how it may have been celebrated in the past. Imbolc has traditionally been celebrated on 1 February. However, because"
"October–1 November, to mark the beginning of winter. It was called ""Samhain"" in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, and ""Calan Gaeaf"" in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. The festival is believed to have pre-Christian roots. After the Christianization of Ireland in the 5th century, some of these customs may have been retained in the Christian observance of All Hallows' Eve in that region—which continued to be called ""Samhain""/""Calan Gaeaf""—blending the traditions of their ancestors with Christian ones. It was seen as a liminal time, when the spirits or fairies (the ""Aos Sí""), and the souls of the dead, could"
"for a year over a stag is a slightly ridiculous. This would later come back to haunt Pwyll again, when he was asked to give up his wife and gave her up in order to keep his word to a stranger. Arawn, in switching bodies also exposes how virtuous Pwyll is. While Pwyll looks like Arawn, Arawn's wife tries to sleep with him, but Pwyll holds off her advances. This shows how honor is a highly valued characteristic throughout the Mabinogi. In Welsh folklore, the Cŵn Annwn or ""Hounds of Annwn"" ride through the skies in autumn, winter, and early"
"a'i loer hir"" (""the festival of generous Ilar with his long moon"") in his work. Saint Ilar, his holy well and legends, and his accidental replacement by the French bishop Hilary appear in Arthur Machen's 1907 short story ""Levavi Oculos"" and its reworked form as part of his 1922 novel ""The Secret Glory"", about a schoolboy's encounter with the Holy Grail of Welsh and Arthurian legend. Saint Ilar A Saint Ilar (; or """") is listed among the 6th-century saints of Wales and is the probable namesake of Llanilar in Ceredigion and its former hundred of Ilar. His feast day"
"and vice versa. Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula, and Juvenalia; celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. January (in Latin, ""Ianuarius"") is named after the Latin word for door (""ianua""), since January is the door to the year and an opening to new beginnings. The month is conventionally thought of as being named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology, but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity"
"the Year, following Midwinter and preceding Ostara. In Wicca, Imbolc is commonly associated with the goddess Brigid and as such it is sometimes seen as a ""women's holiday"" with specific rites only for female members of a coven. Among Dianic Wiccans, Imbolc is the traditional time for initiations. Modern events Imbolc Imbolc or Imbolg ( ), also called (Saint) Brigid's Day (, , ), is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring. Most commonly it is held on 1 and 2 February, or about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Historically, it was widely observed"
"power-struggle between factions of monks at Iona at the time who disagreed about the dating of Easter and the use of the tonsure. It has also been suggested that at least some of these people may have coadjustors, priors, or possibly even bishops at Iona at the time. The final agreement about the dating of Easter on Iona took place at the instance of St. Ecgberht of Northumbria, a priest who had been educated in Ireland, who was successful in persuading the community to abandon the Celtic Easter and tonsure. When Dúnchad died in 717, Fáelchú continued in his position."
"on January 25 instead of (or as well as) Valentine's Day. The day commemorates St Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of love. The Welsh name for Saint Valentine is 'Sant Ffolant'. On Saint Valentine's Day in Ireland, many individuals who seek true love make a Christian pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, which is said to house relics of Saint Valentine of Rome; they pray at the shrine in hope of finding romance. There lies a book in which foreigners and locals have written their prayer requests for love. In Finland Valentine's"
"cut flowers and potted flowers through the winter from Christmas to Easter, the long season requiring special preparation by growers. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, associated with Saint David's Day (March 1). The narcissus is also a national flower symbolising the new year or ""Newroz"" in the Iranian culture. In the West the narcissus is perceived as a symbol of vanity, in the East as a symbol of wealth and good fortune (see Eastern cultures), while in Persian literature, the narcissus is a symbol of beautiful eyes. In western countries the daffodil is also associated with spring"